Compulsive Bowel Emptying and Rectal Prolapse in Eating Disorders. Presentation of Two Cases
Journal: Archives of Depression and Anxiety (Vol.1, No. 1)Publication Date: 2015-10-27
Authors : Fragiskos Gonidakis Georgios Georgantopoulos Olga Theodoropoulou; Eleftheria Varsou;
Page : 029-032
Keywords : Eating Disorders; Anorexia Nervosa; Bulimia Nervosa; Rectum Prolapse; Bowel obsession syndrome; Obessive Compulsive Disorder;
Abstract
Eating Disorders are a heterogeneous group of complex psychiatric disorders that affect physical and psychological functioning, thus compromising life itself. They are often characterized by extreme preoccupation with food, caloric intake and expenditure as well as bodily weight and shape. Additionally, individuals present several forms of recurrent compulsive behavior, such as frequent weighting, body checking, and eating rituals. In many cases food consumption is considered a” failure” and its presence in the body “harmful and even “toxic” leading the individual to adopt a wide variety of purging behaviors in order to achieve a state of mental and physical “cleanliness”
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